roommates // na jaemin

14 | a date?

october 2nd, 2019

10:36 am

     it felt a bit awkward walking into my morning lecture the next day after staying up all night texting yukhei. i enjoyed talking to him, but a part of me did feel a bit guilty about it. i wasn't too sure as to why though. i often caught myself blushing whenever his name popped up on my phone screen and smiling as i read his texts. yukhei was just a study buddy, but i would be lying if i were to say a part of me didn't want him to be something more.

     as i walked through the doorframe of the classroom, i immediately caught sight of yukhei. much to my surprise, he was staring right back at me. i gave him a curt nod, which made him smile. i felt my heart leap at this, and i tilted my head downwards to hide my now reddened cheeks. god, his smile is so pretty.

after daydreaming for a bit, i shook my head free of thoughts and began looking for a spot to sit. i wandered through the room before passing by yukhei. i stared at the ground to avoid any possible eye contact with the boy. i wanted to sit as far away from him as possible. not because i didn't like him, but because i'd gotten so nervous around him that i couldn't even speak.

just as i was almost completely past yukhei, i felt a hand wrap around my wrist and pull me backwards. i quickly turned around, and i felt my heart stop as i made eye contact with the boy. he gave a slight grin. i gulped and blinked innocently as i looked up to him.

"hey yujin," yukhei spoke with a smile, letting go of my wrist and shoving his hands into his pockets.

i froze for a moment before shaking my head and giving a small smile back. "h-hi yukhei!" i greeted in a soft voice.

the boy stared at me a second longer before brushing a strand of hair behind my ear. this made me blush madly. i quickly tried to dart my gaze downward to hide my reddened cheeks, but yukhei already had his hand underneath my chin, lifting my head up to meet his eyes.

"well, i just wanted to tell you that it was fun texting you last night, but i did miss seeing your face," yukhei commented with a smirk. he brought his hand back down to his side and held eye contact with me.

i softly giggled as i heard this, and i felt my heart begin to race. he actually enjoys talking to me? i thought to myself and bit my lip. "it really was," i responded. "you're quite the charmer, yukhei," i added and rolled my eyes with a smile on my face.

"i know," he proudly answered, making me laugh. "but you know, i think we should hang out."

i was a bit taken back by his statement, and i started to question if i truly heard him correctly. yukhei asked me to hang out with him? i swore i misinterpreted what he said.

"o-oh, of course! you mean like study together?" i meekly asked, twiddling my fingers around each other.

he laughed at my reply and shook his head. "no, yujin. i mean like, let's go get something to eat together."

as soon as those words came out of his mouth i about passed out. my brain became foggy, and suddenly nothing felt real. "you mean like... a r-restaurant.. sit-down d-dinner kinda thing?" i stuttered.

yukhei moved his face closer to mine and grinned. "that's exactly what i mean, gorgeous. so what do you say, tonight?" he asked while biting his lip.

my heart raced faster than ever before, and i almost had to pinch myself to confirm what i was hearing was real. i stared into yukhei's eyes, lovestruck, before finally snapping back into reality. "of course! i mean definitely, yeah. let's do it!" i smiled up at him. i knew that i had to actually study and work on some personal things, but one night with yukhei wouldn't hurt anything, right?

yukhei looked me up and down before letting out a quiet chuckle. "so it's a date?"

i internally screamed and tried my best to refrain from jumping up and down out of pure joy. "y-yes!! it's a date!" i replied, excitement filling my tone.

"then i'll text you," he briefly stated. he didn't say much else, just letting out a short giggle before turning around and heading back to his seat. i stayed where i was for a moment, completely blown away by what just happened. i couldn't believe anything yukhei said was real, but i also couldn't be happier about any of it. i spun around on my heels and took the seat right behind him, wearing a wide smile on my face as i unpacked my notebooks and pens, completely infatuated with yukhei.

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A/N: hi everyone... long time no see, huh? well, i decided i would actually finish this book. i'll try to post at least a few chapters every week, so y'all will have something to read for the rest of the summer. i have a good amount of free time on my hands now, so i'm hoping to actually start writing again. hopefully not everyone left </3 this book blew up while i was gone, and i hoping you all still like it and read it and want more!!